Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,649 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.5%
98.5%
Net pay
1.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,649 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 17,920 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.34 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.5% tax rate now rises to 3.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 215,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 211,785 KWD per year, or 17,649 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 187085
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 175258
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 173107
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 165257
23.2%
4
Romania
KWD 125798
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 124612
42.1%
6
Switzerland
KWD 123335
42.7%
7
Greece
KWD 121053
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 118117
45.1%
9
Norway
KWD 117448
45.4%
10
Spain
KWD 116811
45.7%
11
Austria
KWD 116554
45.8%
12
Luxembourg
KWD 114226
46.9%
13
Denmark
KWD 114107
46.9%
14
Netherlands
KWD 111412
48.2%
15
Sweden
KWD 110471
48.6%
16
Germany
KWD 108414
49.6%
17
Ireland
KWD 107767
49.9%
18
France
KWD 101704
52.7%
19
Italy
KWD 99816
53.6%
20
Finland
KWD 83878
61.0%
21
Belgium
KWD 82050
61.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 80158
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 125384
41.7%
1
Canada
KWD 107108
50.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 191448
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 179491
16.5%
2
Singapore
KWD 170361
20.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 146508
31.9%
4
Thailand
KWD 144008
33.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 141148
34.4%
6
Vietnam
KWD 140280
34.8%
7
Taiwan
KWD 136760
36.4%
8
Philippines
KWD 135664
36.9%
9
New Zealand
KWD 134443
37.5%
10
Malaysia
KWD 132839
38.2%
11
China
KWD 126992
40.9%
12
Japan
KWD 124003
42.3%
13
South Korea
KWD 121553
43.5%
14
Australia
KWD 119870
44.3%
15
India
KWD 91723
57.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 190566
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 156076
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 147823
31.3%
3
Panama
KWD 145580
32.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 141256
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 140769
34.5%
6
Argentina
KWD 139774
35.0%
7
Uruguay
KWD 138982
35.4%
8
Colombia
KWD 138406
35.6%
9
Chile
KWD 136510
36.5%
10
Peru
KWD 134131
37.6%
11
Ecuador
KWD 126859
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 156495
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 150683
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 146362
31.9%
3
Nigeria
KWD 146308
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 142555
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 140454
34.7%
6
Zambia
KWD 132339
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 131305
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 131005
39.1%
9
Senegal
KWD 129375
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 121323
43.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 119368
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 211785
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 210622
2.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 210150
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 204288
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 204288
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 197837
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 161365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 161338
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 125300
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 115034
46.5%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.